W. Va. Code R. § 153-6-12

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 44, November 1, 2024

Section 153-6-12 - Sunset provision

12.1. Any new legislative rule promulgated after April 1, 2016, shall include a sunset provision terminating the rule after five years.

12.2. Any legislative rule existing as of April 1, 2016, upon being amended, shall add a sunset provision setting forth a termination date for the rule.

12.3. The sunset provision shall be included as 1.5. of the "General" section of all legislative rules using language prescribed by LRMRC.

12.4. The Secretary of State shall provide notice to the promulgating agency at least eighteen months prior to every rule's expiration date.

12.4.1. The Secretary of State shall send notices to the last known email address or mailing address and will make every reasonable attempt to notify the agency's designated or other contact person for each rule.

12.4.2. It is each agency's responsibility to stay compliant with the sunset provision. No agency shall use as an excuse for falling out of compliance that the Secretary of State failed to give notice as prescribed.

W. Va. Code R. § 153-6-12